Special education Best Education Schools

Ranked in 2011

Special education programs prepare graduates to work with a broad range of challenges that students with special needs face. These are the top schools for programs in special education.

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Overall Education School Program Data
#1	Vanderbilt University (Peabody) Nashville, TN	Full-time: $1,623 per credit	845	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	In-state, full-time: $296 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $691 per credit	1,122	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	In-state, full-time: $14,628 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,325 per year	715	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	In-state, full-time: $388 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,179 per credit	1,369	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX	In-state, full-time: $7,798 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,166 per year	1,317	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#6	University of Virginia (Curry) Charlottesville, VA	In-state, full-time: $11,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,922 per year	674	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	In-state, full-time: $10,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,470 per year	1,163	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	University of Washington Seattle, WA	In-state, full-time: $11,449 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,789 per year	1,082	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Maryland--College Park College Park, MD	In-state, full-time: $500 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,077 per credit	1,186	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	In-state, full-time: $12,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,142 per year	2,153	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Overall Education School Program Data

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College name

Tuition

Enrollment

Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students

Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students

Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions)

Doctoral programs acceptance rate

Vanderbilt University (Peabody)

Nashville, TN

Full-time: $1,623 per credit

845

Locked

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

In-state, full-time: $296 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $691 per credit

1,122

Locked

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

In-state, full-time: $14,628 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,325 per year

715

Locked

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

In-state, full-time: $388 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,179 per credit

1,369

Locked

University of Texas--Austin

Austin, TX

In-state, full-time: $7,798 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,166 per year

1,317

Locked

University of Virginia (Curry)

Charlottesville, VA

In-state, full-time: $11,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,922 per year

674

Locked

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

In-state, full-time: $10,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,470 per year

1,163

Locked

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

In-state, full-time: $11,449 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,789 per year

1,082

Locked

University of Maryland--College Park

College Park, MD

In-state, full-time: $500 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,077 per credit

1,186

Locked

University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

In-state, full-time: $12,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,142 per year

2,153

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